Balot, Côte-d'Or


Balot is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baielois or Baieloises.

Geography

Balot is located some 10 km south-west of Châtillon-sur-Seine and 25 km north-east of Montbard. Access to the commune is by the D21 road from Laignes in the north-west which passes through the southern part of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Coulmier-le-Sec. The D118 goes north from the village to join the D965 south-east of Marcenay. The D118J goes north-east from the village to Cérilly. There is some forest in the north-east of the commune but it is mostly farmland.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
20012008Bernard Fernandes
20082014Pierre Lesponges
20142020Isabelle Voinchet

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 89 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: